If you are starting to work towards a healthier lifestyle, it can feel incredibly overwhelming knowing where to start. Even once you have an idea of the changes that you need to make, how do you get yourself to actually start, and then continue? If you find it difficult to keep up the momentum in […]
The choice of eating only organic is appealing to idealists everywhere. With rumours about organic product being more nutrient dense, having less harmful chemicals, and better for the environment. Is eating organic something that you should be doing? The answer to that is a resounding… maybe. First things first Before getting into the nitty-gritty details […]
If you are looking for one incredibly simple way to improve your health that requires nothing more than a thought, then mindfulness is your next positive change. Rather than being a way of living and thinking that requires years of practice, mindfulness can be employed today. Being mindful simply means to be present in the […]
You know that you are supposed to stay hydrated, but how much fluid do you need? What counts? Does it have to be plain water? All these questions and more answered below… Why do we need to stay hydrated? The majority of our body, around 60%, is made up of water. It is required to […]
If you are working towards a fitness goal you want to make as much progress as you can. Increasing intensity, resistance, or duration each week may seem like the right thing to do, but you may be putting yourself at risk of injury, burning out mentally, or the overtraining effect where you no longer see […]
It can be tempting to look to a cup of coffee, tea, energy drink, or hot chocolate when you are feeling tired or sluggish. In most cases this is absolutely fine, and can offer a fairly harmless boost to your mood and energy levels. There are however some problems that can come about from too […]
If losing weight was as simple as eating less, and exercising more, everyone would do it. Losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle for the long term comes down to a total shift in the way we think, our daily habits, and our view of what food and physical activity means to us. Plan for […]
It can sometimes be hard to make your health a priority when you have a busy lifestyle, but here are 3 great reasons to start making changes for the healthier today! 1: Longer lifespan Healthy diet and exercise has been linked to living longer, and not only this, but having higher quality of life at […]
When it comes to a slow metabolism, two ways to fight this is to increase muscle mass (how much muscle you have) and to do exercise regularly, as your metabolism remains higher for hours after a workout. Here are three exercises that work out your larger muscle groups and multiple muscle groups at once, to […]
Are you avoiding starting exercise because you are overwhelmed with all the different types of training, figuring our which is best, will burn fat fastest, make sure you don’t bulk up, or boost your metabolism the most? This is what is called “analysis paralysis”- where you are overwhelmed with so much information and so many […]
